Implement-holder



L. M. DILL. IMPLEMENT HOLDER. APPLICATION man Aus. 1o, |920.

Patented Mar. 22, 1.921.

Lmr Mz mmm Mar. z2, 12921,

3 @MEETS-SHEET 3- @www LOUIS M. QILL, y02E AVA, LOUISIANA.

- :nummer-HOLDER.

Lernen.,

lSlleciication of Letters Patent. Patented Mal- 22 1921.

.Application Med August 10,` 192C);v vSerial fNo'.' 402,511.

Totali whom may concern:

Be it lrnown that I, Louis M. D1LL,-a citi- -zen of the United States, residing at Avoca,

in the parish of Assumption and State of Louisiana, have inventedlcertam. new and useful Improvement-s in ImplementHolders; and I do hereby declare thefollowlng to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertams to make and use the same.

The present invention relates to 1m rovements in implement holders, and-has or an object to provide an improved holder for various implements', more particularly agricultural or 'excavating .implements which will be found to be especially useful 1n connection with tractors.

Another object of the mventlon resides `in providin,g, a convenient andv compact implement holder whichf enables the implements to be readily and quickly attached and detached'from the holder, so that implements `of one kind may' be substituted for thoseof another to meet the requirements of various characters of work.

A `further object of the invention resides in" providing an improved device of this character in which the driver of the tractor' will have convenient control over theimplements from a point near the drivers seat.

A still further object of the invention resides in providing. an improved device of this character which will maintain the implements at a uniform depth irrespective of .whether the wheel of the tractor may be on an elevation or in a hollow. v

A still further object'of the invention lies in providing a tractor with an attachment of this character in which the tractor may b e turned in a minimum amount of space and which .dispenses with an attaching wheel for the implements. i

lt `1s a still further object ofthe inven` tion to provvide an attachment of the above -character which may be coupled to any tractoror other locomotive power plant, and

which may permit any number of implements to be attached at the same time.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this application, and inwhich similar reference'svmbols indicate corresponding parts in the several views:

Figure '1 1s a plan view.of an implement` holder constructed according to the.present said beams as by the U- tractor which is provided with the traction According vto the invention apair of beams 3 and 4 arepivoted as at 5 and 6 to the motor block, or rather to brackets 7 and 8,' re

spectively, bolted or otherwise secured to sald motor block 1. The beams -3 and 4 are .provided with depressed or offset portions 9 in' order to fit well beneath the rear axle of the tractor. To the beams 3 and 4 is connected a rectangular frame 10 preferabl made of metal and bein secured beneati lts 11, although other means mayl be employed for this purpose.l

The frame-10 is provided with a brace 12 having its ends 13 and 14 turned rearwardly and against lthe sides of the rectangular frame where such ends may be bolted, brazed, or,1 otherwise secured. Beneath the rectangular frame 1Q, andextending parallel with the beams Sand 4,' are pairs of lateral rails 1 5, 16 and-17, 18. In like manner other rails L9 and 20.are provided on the frame 10 inwardly of the rails 16 and 18, and

lying adjacent the-longitudinal center of the, l

appliance.

' hese rails may be provided in any suitable number and may be spaced at. any suitable distance apart. The rai116 Vcarries a sleeve 21 secured in any adjusted position by a screw 22 and having a socket.23 inV .sleeve 25 Vis provided for the receiving of the shank of a shovel, low, or other agricultural' or excavating imp enent. The three'sockets are provlded for the adjustment of the implementso as to vary the spacing or distance' etween the rows.

Similar implement holders 28 and 29 are provided o n the rail 18, and the; rails 19 and 20 are also equipped with. implement holders 30 and '31 referably of the triple character, although these various implement holders may be en/ l larged and may be of the single,V triple,or

it will ne understoodthiit to which it is secured as by bolts 3G.

Angle irons are carried by the underside ot the frame l() as by U-bolts or in any other suitable manner. A `Standards 36 and 37 areerected upon the tractor just in rear ofthe depressed or oit'- 'et portions 9, these standards being also formed of suitable metal which is bent to provide a bridge piece 3S connecting the upper ends of the standards 86 and 37. Also at the lower ends of the standards a base connecting piece 39 is provided, being preterably depressed central] y. as indicated at 40.

Springs Ll1 are connected between the rear ends'of the beams 3 and 4 and the bridge piece 38 by suitable links 42 and 43, the latter of which preferably include turn buckles'll. These springs are equalizing springs or counterbalances which assist the operator to adjust the beams 3 and 4f. The standards 36 and 37 provide suitable supports in which to journal a rock shaft moved by a lever 46 placed convenient to the hand of the operator occupying the seat 47. A latch device 48 is provided in pnjunction with the lever 46 and cooperates with a toothed segment 45) also carried by the post 37.`

The rock shaft carries a pair ol arms 50, being coupled to-sleeves 51 fitted to reciprocate on rods 52. Coiled'springs 53 and 54 are wound on the rods 52 and are normally under compression at opposite sides ol'l the sleeves 5l. The seat 4T is carried by a spring 55, or other suitable support, which is bolted or otherwise secured to a rear horizontal flat cross piece 5G forming part of a frame having side pieces 57 and 5S which are flat in a horizontal direction. 'lhis frame also includes a. front piece 5S) which also extends in a ilatwise horizontal direc.- tion and which provides a. suitable part to which to secure theI brace (if) which is supported Jfrom the tractor. Braces 6l extend from the rear cross piece-56 to the bridge piece 38. rlhe steering wheel is indicated at 62 and is extended back to the seat 47 so that it may beopera. 'conveniently therefrom. lraces 63 and 64 also extend forwardly trom the opposite end of the bridge piece 38 to theI bracket-s 7 and 5%, to which 1 the bea-ms and 4 are pr'voted.

The operation is as follows:

The tractor moves ,along under its own power in the usual manner, being steered by the operation of theI wheel G2 by the driver occupying the-seat 47. In going to and from the field it is desirable td have the. plows 32 and 33, or other implen'ients, out of -Contact with the soil and held aloft.

For this purpose the operator may have resolt to the lever 4G by depressing which he will cause the rock shaft 45 to swing in a counterclockwise direction, elevatiiw the arms and consequently the slee-ves o1. He will by so doing lift the .rods 52 through the yielding action of the springs 54, thus causing the beams 3 and 4, together with the. plows, to be raised about the pivot points 5 and (3. The latch 4S will hold the parts in this elevated position until it becomes dcsirable to again lower the plows into contact with the earth.

The counterbalance springs 41 will assist the operator in the action of lifting the heavy plow t'rame which would otherwise he exceedingly difhcult. The springs 53 act to place a suitable degree of resilient tension -upon the plows to cause them to bear with suflicicnt resistance into the soil and allowing them to vield when obstructions are met.

The various implement holders on the frame l() provide for receiving shovels. plows.r or other implements of an agricultural or excavating kind. and by the adjustment of the various set screws ot' the holders the implement may be made to assume various` different positions. f The implement holder is peculiarly adaptable to tractors, and it involves no alteration in the construction thereof but may be applied to any standard tractor by bolting or otherwise securing the brackets 7 and S thereon. The clutch control of the tractor is also extended,` as indicated at G5. in order' to be at the proper position for the operators toot.

The improved implement holder may be used for cultivating either by straddling the row oi plants or by moving between the rows. as desired.

lt is obvious that those skilled in the, art may var v the details of construction and arrangements ol parts without departing from thc spirit ol my invention, and theretore I do not wish to be limited to such features except as may b e required by the claims.

I claim: c 1. In combination with a vehicle, a pair ot' beams having their forward ends pivotally connected to the vehicle, a substantially triangular and open frame. supported by the rear ends of the beams projecting beyond the vehicle, pairs ol rails extending across said trame` sleeves slidable on said rails and provided with sockets, means whereby said sleeves may be. clamped to the rails. tools having shanks removably fitted in said sockets` standards supported by said vehicle and rising to the opposite sides of'the intermediate portion ot' said beams, a bridge piece connecting the upper ends ol said standards` a base piece connecting the lower ends of the same,V resilient counterbalance `means connected between said bridge piece and the ends of said beams, a rock shaft journaled in said-standards, means for actuatingsaid the same 1n rock shaft and for securin adjusted position,` arms exten ing forwardly from said rock shaft, collars carried by'said frames, rods sliding through said collars having their lower ends connected to said beams and their upper ends projecting be yond the collars, coll springs Wound/about said rods and bearing at opposite vsides against said collars, a seat supported above said frame, and extension means projecting from the vehicle in proximity. to said seat for controlling the vehicle from the seat, substantially as described. Y

2. In combination with a vehicle', brackets carried at the sides thereof near its ends, a

pair of elongated beams pivoted at their 1 front ends to said brackets and extending to a considerable distance beyond the rear 'of the vehicle, a rectangular open frameV lying across said beams at their rear ends, means for removably clamping the frame to 'said beams,-said frame extending beyond the lsides of the beams, a brace extending trans.

of said beams, a bridge piece `connecting the upper ends of the standards, resilient- Aadjustable Vcounterloalance means connected between 'said bridge ieee and the rear ends of the beams, a roc ,shaft carried by said beams, and resilient means connecting with the beams and adjustable by said rock Shaft,

substantially asdcscribed. l

il 3.,]n combination with a vehicle, a nir of beams pxvoted at their forward en s to the vehicle and extending beyond the realy' thereof, a rectangular o n frame extending transversel acrossf sai beamsfat the rear of the vehicle, means for removably claniqi-` ing saidframe to tlifbeams, a brace extending 'transversely across said frame and ,near 4M,

its Arear end, pairs of parallel rails.v estending lon itudinal-l of the vehicleand con` nected' tween t e forward and 'rear tions ofv said frame, tool holders 'slidab'llf'i and adjustably carried by said rails, stan "69, upwardly at the 4intermediate portions4 l upper ends of said standards, a base piece* ards carried by said vehicle and entendi:`v

said beams, a bridge piecegconnecting connecting the lower ends thereof, a rock" f shaft journaled on said standards, arms pro-3 jecting from said' rock shaft, collars carried by said arms, rods extending loosely through said collars, coil springs wound onsaid rods said 'rods i l at; opposite sides of said collars,

.being coupled at their lower ends-totln beams, means for turning said rock shaft a 4d for holdin it in adjusted tion, and, aiijustable res-1 ient counterla a'nce meal c neet/ed Abetween the bridgegce and the rr ends of said beams, 'su ntially ap d scribed.

' tomen. BILL. 

